The Ghost star has since left the hospital, but her entire schedule—let alone a movie role she was supposed to start shooting ASAP—is now up in the air.

Which brings us to Parker as a somewhat surprising choice to play Steinem, who joined forces with Deep Throat star Linda Lovelace on behalf of the feminist anti-pornography movement in the early 1980s.

Parker, who's been comfortably ensconced in much fluffier fare for the last decade, is due to start shooting on Monday in New York City.